The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-20
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News

Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Comptroller Of the Currency has
designated the following as reserve banks:
Wisconsin, Kankana, First National Bank;
Milwaukee, National Bank Of Wisconsin,
National Exchange Bank, First National
Bank: Minnesota. st. Paul Commercial
Bank; Dakota, Parker. First National Bank
SECRETARY FAIRCHILD has ordered Cap
tain Healy, of the revenue steamer Bear,
about to sail for Alaska, to enforce the law
regarding the killing Of fur-bearing ami
mails.
GENERAL HENRY A. CLARK, u. s. A., re-
tired, died in Washington recently, aged
sixty-seven.
The members of the Hotel Mems Asso-
citation called on the President and Secre-
fary Fairchild on the 18th.
The eighteenth reunion of the society Of
the Army of the Cumberland was inaugu-
rated at Washington on the 18th, General
Sheridan calling the meeting to order.
The condition of Justice Woods of the
Supreme Court has grown worse since his
return to Washington. He was reported
lying critically ill at his residence and his
death may occur at any moment. He was
suffering from dropsy and complication
Of diseases.
The United States revenue cutter Rich
ard Bush has been ordered to Sitka, Alaska,
where she will take the United States Con-
sui aboard, and convey him to Ounalaska,
for the purpose of selling at auction two
British schooners seized in the Behring sea
1oc for Ech
SECRETARY BAYARD has sent q telegram
to Minister Manning stating that the Gov
eminent would view with deep regret the
execution of the Mexican officers, and in
structing him to say that mitigation
would be regarded by the United States
with favor.
The President appointed James W. Hyatt,
of Connecticut, treasurer of the United
States to succeed Conrad N. Jordan, re-
signed.
GENERAL GARFIELD'S statue was unveiled
in the presence of the President and dis
tinguished company at Washington on the
18th. The statue is of bronze, designed by
J. @. A. Ward, and is the gift of the Army
of the Cumberland.
Ar Washington on the 10Th the present
officers of the society of the Army of the
Cumberland were reelected Tor the ensuing
year as follows: President, P. H. Sheridan;
Corresponding Secretary, General Henry
NJ. Cist; Treasurer, General j. s. Fuller
ton; Recording Secretary, General John
w. Steele, and vice president from each
State represented in the society.
THE EAST.
THE union carpenters of Rochester, NY,
AGO in number, struck recently for nine
hours work at the old pay.
BosToN capitalists are busy boring for
natural gas in various sections around that
city.
THE Pennsylvania House has refused to
pass bill for suffrage without regard to
sex and another prohibiting discrimination
by telephone companies and regulating the
rental of the instruments.
AFTER several days consumed in hearing
testimony, the charge of conspiracy against
Archibald, Rogers and McGregor, the Buff
falo On. Y oil millionaires, has been dis
missed.
FIVE men were terribly injured by cave
in of red-hot rubbish at the Edgar Thorn
son works. Braddocks, Pa, recently, their
clothing being burned entirely from their
bodies and the flesh literally cooked. The
names of the victims are: John ZawIewos-
key, John Gearceft, John Gedard, John La
Wdtte anu SndrleS LSuODOSkl.
THE most destructive fire that Northern
New Hampshire has ever known occurred
in Lebanon on the 10th, breaking out in
Read, Mason a. Co.'s furniture factory and
burning southerly, destroying every thing
in that direction. The loss was estimated
at 500, 900 while the insurance was $4,000.
ANOTHER attempt has been made to burn
the Pennsylvania railroad depot in Jersey
City, n. j. The flames were extinguished
before any great damage was done.
THE Western Nail Association met in
Pittsburgh, Pa, May II and reaf1irmed the
card rates. Trade was reported dull.
FIRE recently destroyed Shaw Bros tan
merry and saw mill at Grand Lake Stream,
Me. LOGS, Sl25.O0O.
THE Federal Club of New York City gave
banquet to Theodore Roosevelt the other
night.
THE directors of the Pennsylvania road
have voted to issue S.. OO0, 900 of new stock
to pay for contemplated improvements.
Two badly tainted car loads of Western
beef were seized at a New York freight de-
pot recently by the city health officers.
BANGOR, Me-, and Middleboro and Buz-
Yards Bay, Mass, report large forest fires.
Much damage has already been done and
much greater loss lie threatened in timber
and buildings.
AT New Boston, n. h, fire destroyed the
town house, one church, two chapcls, one
store and shop and seven dwellings. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
A RUMoR circulated on Wall street on
the 18th that the following arrangement
had been made to take the Baltimore 4
Ohio stock under Garrett options: The
Ives -Stayner party to take 81, 600 600; Jay
Gould, S6.O01,0OO; Pullman and Adams Ex-
press party, 5000, 900, and other parties
smaller amounts.
The main barn, together with twenty five
head Of prize Jersey stock and several hogs
and sheep of the Nathaniel Thayer estate
In Lancaster, Mass, was burned the other
night Two other barns were damaged.
Loss, Ss5, 600
THE national convention of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, at New York recent
~, elected the following oficens for the
ensuing year: National delegate, Joseph
Cahill, of Chicago; national secretary,
William Sheridan, Of Jersey City, and ma
tional treasurer, Thomas Fitzpatrick, of
New York
A COLLISION which came near resulting
seriously for both vessels, occurred OF
Quarantine at New York the other night,
between the Red Star steamer, Belgenland,
from Antwerp, and the tramp steamer.
Hartlepo0l, from Middlesborough. A panic
occurred among the immigrants on the
Belgenland, but no lives were lost.
road Coal Association at Pittsburgh, Pa,